Running out of time

Anyone else starting to feel like they are running out of time? I'm almost 27 weeks, and almost in my third trimester. Things are starting to really fly by.

The nursery is still a disaster, nothing is in its place, I haven't washed or organized any of the clothes that have been given to me, we haven't taken any classes (although I've scheduled them)... I just feel like our house and our life is a wreck. And when I get home from work I'm so tired I can't motivate myself to do anything!

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I have not gotten to that point yet, but I am anxiously looking forward to it (oddly enough). I figure by the time the 3rd trimester gets here I will be ready for the baby to be here, so hopefully classes, last minute prep, etc will help make those last few weeks fly by!

My husband is at that point. All of the dreams he remembers lately are about missing flights and feeling pressed for time. I have scheduled my doctoral dissertation defense for March rather than April so I can get that out of the way and move on to baby stuff sooner. I actually told my committee, when they asked me when we should put it on the calendar, that I'm growing a baby and so the earlier the better.

We have done almost nothing --still need to get cribs, car seats, strollers and set up the nursery. We currently have one of our cats living in the room, she is ill and pees outside the litter box as a result so we can't have her roaming the house. I will need to transition her to be an outdoor cat, but I keep putting it off. It's going to be really hard, she will be pissed, and it;s cold outside. I'm afriad the babies will come and DH will have to throw her out and it will be even more traumatic...and meanwhile, we can't do anything to the room in case she pess on something.

I think part of me is still waiting until I reach 28 weeks or so, when the babies will be more viable if they come early. Hopefully I won't be on bed rest before I can get stuff prepped!

Jill - I completely understand wanting to wait until viability, but it sure does take the fun out of the planning and getting things ready ahead of time doesn't it? And I am so sorry about your poor kitty. Hopefully in a month or two the weather will start to perk up some (wlthough here in Illinois it is 60 one day and 10 the next!) and you can start to transition her out. Do you have a garage? Could she gradually make the move outside?

Cajun - I actually just registered for an online class so that if we end up missing out on the one in person at least one of us had "studied up" for the big day, lol.

Giggles - Kudos to you! I kind of wrote school off once IVF started, which is awful, because I know I will probably never go back now. I cannot even imagine trying to finidh up with your dissertation in the last months of pregnancy!

I've been feeling like Jill and waiting till 28 weeks in case the hematoma won. (the plan was to wait till 24 but I'm there now) That, and being on bed rest and not being able to drive my car is a factor. I did get the cribs already because Pottery Barn started their promotion a few weeks ago and my parents wanted to buy them. I also had to wait to get my DS's new big boy room done before moving his stuff out of the nursery. I keep telling myself that even if the babies come early, I'll have a little more time to finish up since they'll probably be in the NICU--but then, if they're early and in the NICU, between going back and forth from the hospital with them and home with my DS, I'm sure that leaves no time for anything else.

Jill, that's so sad about your cat. I hope the transition goes okay and spring comes a little early for your sake. Poor kitty. Like Jamie mentioned, it would be great if you could move her to the garage or a bit. Are you definitely going to be on hospital bed rest at some point, or is it just likely with your PP?

Cajun-Sorry you're feeling like life's a wreck right now. I feel a little like that while we're in limbo getting our basement finished/whole house painted. I can't do much in our nursery till I can move our playroom downstairs. Bought our house 2 years ago, between finishing the front yard, backyard, and basement, my sanity is slipping a little. Thank goodness for after Christmas tupperware sales. Don't know what I'd do without it!

Giggles-good for you! That will be nice to have out of the way a little earlier. Then maybe you can relax a bit before the LO arrives.

Jamie-I'm just in awe at how ready you've seemed for so long. Then you at least can relax knowing you're prepared instead of rushing to finish up the last few weeks before your baby arrives. Can't wait to find out what your baby is!

About washing the clothes before our babies wear them. I never did that with my DS, because I liked the fresh look when worn brand new. What's the reason to do that? Skin irritation?

We've had a few (rare) sunny days here in Oregon, so have given her some time outdoors. She spent the past 2 afternoons outside, and did better than expected! The first day was rough, but she seemed more comfortable the next day. We bring her in when it starts to get dark and really cold. We are going to try this gradually, so that she spends more and more time outside. Eventually, the plan is to have her spend evenings in the garage once she adapts to being outside during the day. I am a bit relieved that we are starting this now vs. waiting until the last minute. Hopefully she continues to progress!